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Flag burning, or any other physical desecration of the American flag, is an issue that sparks strong emotions. Some - mostly Republicans, but also some Democrats - regard burning the American flag as a form of blasphemy. ... Why Ban Flag Burning? Evaluating Arguments for Bans on Burning, Desecrating...
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A constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to ban flag burning passed the House yesterday, and congressional leaders said it has a strong chance to clear the Senate for the first time, sending it to the states for ratification.
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062202155.html
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The argument that this famously conservative member of the Supreme Court advanced -- actually, reiterated -- was that while he may or may not approve of flag burning, it was clear to him that it was a form of speech, a way of making a political statement, and that the First Amendment protected it.
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/14/AR2005121401887.html
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At a Flag Day celebration earlier this month attended by Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist and Kentucky's other Senator, Jim Bunning, for example, backers trotted out Miss America 2000, Heather French Henry, ... Senate Republican aides b...
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A constitutional ban on flag burning is seen as being more widely popular than the proposed amendment to ban same-sex marriages. A gay-marriage ban was defeated earlier this month and was seen as another attempt by the GOP to mobilize its conservative base before November.
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www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/27/flag.burning/
www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/27/flag.burning/
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Observers give the flag amendment a better chance of passing than the one to ban same-sex marriages that was defeated earlier this month. ... "Flag burning is a form of expression that is spiteful or vengeful," the five-term Pennsylvania Republican said during the debate. "It is designed to hurt. It is not designed...
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www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/26/flag.amendment/
www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/26/flag.amendment/
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Rather, Monday has offered himself as a poster boy for the latest attempt to pass a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration, which by Senate tradition rears its head most summers to coincide with the Fourth of July. ... Flag burning is not a red-hot issue for voters in general: A June Wall Street Journal/NBC poll...
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www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/26/flag/
www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/26/flag/
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Ban Flag Burning Now! Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ... We join AmericanFlags.com in urging the U.S. Senate to follow the House of Representatives in passing legislation to ban flag burning. The American Flag is a symbol of courage, strength and national freedom.
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www.petitiononline.com/dontburn/petition.html
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Tarique Ghaffur, the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner in charge of policing large incidents, also wants a ban on demonstrators covering their faces and powers of arrests for some public order breaches. ... Police are concerned about flag burning after a number of incidents and their potential effect on public order.
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